Act Number: 29

Act Name: The Tea Act, 1953

Year: 1953

Enactment Date: 1953-05-28

Long Title: An Act to provide for the control by the Union of the Tea industry, including the control, in pursuance of the International Agreement now in force, of the cultivation of tea in, and of the export of tea from, India and for that purpose to establish a Tea Board and levy a duty of excise on tea produced in India.

Ministry: Ministry of Commerce and Industry

Department: Department of Commerce

Section 46: Protection of action taken in good faith.
    1[(1)] No suit, prosecution or other legal proceeding shall lie against any person for anything which is in good faith done or intended to be done under this Act of 2[any rule of order] made thereunder.
     3[(2) No suit or other legal proceeding shall lie against the Central Government for any damage caused or likely to be caused by anything which is in good faith done or intended to be done under this Act or any rule or order made thereunder.]
Notes:
1. Section 46 re-numbered as sub-section (1) thereof by Act 68 of 1980, s. 6 (w.e.f. 27-12-1980).
2. Subs. by s. 6, ibid., for "the rules" (w.e.f. 27-12-1980).
3. Ins. by Act 68 of 1980, s. 6 (w.e.f. 27-12-1980).
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